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One of the most absorbing parts of writing historical fiction is the deep dive you make into the small stuff. What did people eat? What kinds of houses did they live in? What did they wear? The [...]

I’m working on a list of favorite historical mysteries written around the time of The Devil’s Half Mile. It’s for guest blog post that I’m putting together. The big [...]

The hardback US covers for my new book, The Devil’s Half Mile, arrived a couple of weeks ago, but the books have not yet been printed. So I’ve been wrapping the jackets around other [...]

I’m writing historical novels, so I use old maps a lot in my research. Over the last few years, more and more map owners have put their maps on the web, so it’s become increasingly [...]

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen, the official hardback cover of The Devil’s Half Mile. It arrived the mail the other day – or at last a half dozen covers arrived, in a long flat [...]

I’m embarrassed to say I did not know the answer to this question until today, when I read a recent New York Times article about Benedict Cumberbatch playing his dream role: Patrick [...]

A lot of people have been asking me about my writing routine – when I write, where I write, how much I write, whether I rub the belly of a resting Buddha before I start, etc. etc. HOW MUCH? [...]

Publishers Weekly was kind enough to interview me recently. An excerpt from the interview appeared in the physical magazine, and another excerpt was posted online this week. PWs Lenny Picker [...]